?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9133%2F&rft.title=Characterization+of+ICRISAT-bred+Pearl+Millet+Restorer+Parents&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+S+K&rft.creator=Rai%2C+K+N&rft.creator=Atkari%2C+D+G&rft.creator=Ghouse%2C+S+K+C&rft.subject=Millets&rft.subject=Pearl+Millet&rft.subject=Genetics+and+Genomics&rft.description=Pearl+millet+%5BPennisetum+glaucum+(L)+R.+Br.%5D%2C+primarily+grown+for+grain%0D%0Aproduction+on+more+than+26+m+ha+in+the+arid+and+semi-arid+tropical+(SAT)%0D%0Aregions+of+Asia+and+Africa%2C+is+a+highly+nutritious+cereal+crop+with+wide%0D%0Aagro-+ecological+adaptation.+India%2C+the+largest+producer+of+this+crop+at+the%0D%0Aglobal+level%2C+cultivates+pearl+millet+on+about+%3E9+million+ha+contributing%0D%0Ato+more+than+90%25+area+of+the+crop+in+the+Asian+region.+It+is+a+highly+cross%0D%0Apollinated+crop%2C+and+single-cross+hybrids+generally+give+20-30%25+more%0D%0Ayield+than+open+pollinated+varieties+(Rai+et+al.+2006).+With+the+availability%0D%0Aof+commercially+exploitable+cytoplasmic-nuclear+male+sterility+(CMS)%0D%0Asystems+in+pearl+millet%2C+the+national+agricultural+research+system+(NARS)%0D%0Aand+the+private+seed+sector+in+India+focused+their+breeding+programs%0D%0Aon+hybrid+development.+This+led+to+the+development+and+adoption+of%0D%0Aa+diverse+range+and+large+number+of+hybrids+(%3E+80+in+2011)+and+now%0D%0Aoccupying+%3E+4.5+m+ha+area%2C+which+is+about+half+the+total+pearl+millet+area%0D%0Abeing+cultivated+in+India+(Rai+et+al.+2006).+ICRISAT+also+aligned+its+breeding%0D%0Aprogram+to+developing+promising+hybrid+parental+lines+in+order+to+support%0D%0Athe+Asian+pearl+millet+hybrid+program...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9133%2F1%2FCharacterization%2520of%2520icrisat-bred%2520pearl%2520millet%2520restorer%2520parents.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gupta%2C+S+K+and+Rai%2C+K+N+and+Atkari%2C+D+G+and+Ghouse%2C+S+K+C++(2015)+Characterization+of+ICRISAT-bred+Pearl+Millet+Restorer+Parents.++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++